Chach of Alor

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Chach of Alor was a 7th-century Brahmin ruler of Sindh, known primarily from the Persian chronicle Chach Nama, which details his rise to power and the political history of the region before the Arab conquest.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Brahmin
historical figure
monarch of Sindh
ruler
alternativeName Chach NERFINISHED
Chach bin Silaij NERFINISHED
associatedWith Brahman dynasty of Sindh NERFINISHED
Rai dynasty of Sindh NERFINISHED
capital Alor NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 7th century
chronicleGenre historical narrative
chronicleLanguage Persian
chronicleTitle Fathnama-i-Sind (Chach Nama) NERFINISHED
countryRuled Sindh NERFINISHED
deathPlace Sindh NERFINISHED
era pre-Islamic Sindh
ethnicity Brahmin
governanceType monarchy
governedFrom Alor (Aror) NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Indian subcontinent
South Asia NERFINISHED
historicityAssessment partly legendary, partly historical
knownFrom Chach Nama NERFINISHED
legacy provides main narrative for pre-conquest Sindh history
name Chach of Alor NERFINISHED
notability last major pre-Islamic ruler of Sindh
notableEventContext Arab conquest of Sindh NERFINISHED
occupationBeforeRule court official
minister
politicalHistoryDescribedIn Chach Nama NERFINISHED
positionHeld king of Sindh
ruler of Sindh
predecessor Sahasī Rāi NERFINISHED
predecessorDynasty Rai dynasty NERFINISHED
primarySourceStatus main indigenous source for 7th-century Sindh
regionRuled Sindh NERFINISHED
lower Indus valley NERFINISHED
religion Hinduism
riseToPowerDescribedIn Chach Nama NERFINISHED
ruleCharacterization Brahmin usurper of Rai dynasty
sourceType Persian chronicle
spouse Sohman Devi NERFINISHED
successor Dahir NERFINISHED
successorDynasty Brahman dynasty of Sindh NERFINISHED
timePeriodRelation immediately before Arab conquest of Sindh

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Raja Dahir father Chach of Alor
Chach Nama mainSubject Chach of Alor
Raja Dahir predecessor Chach of Alor